![]() When Win Butler yells, “Children, wake up! Hold your mistake up!” it’s impossible to avoid the heart-swell that comes along with it. – MW Arcade Fire – “Wake Up”Īrcade Fire is known for its big, booming songs, and “Wake Up” may still be the heaviest they’ve ever written. When Arcade Fire dropped Funeral in 2004, it landed like a bomb, and “Rebellion (Lies)” was one of its most life-affirming songs-a relentless indie rock tune that railed against the dying of the light, insisting to the kids that, “sleeping in is giving in.” Its final, wordless coda fuels a massive crescendo that has inspired entire arenas to rise up and sing out. Its third single, “Ready to Start,” is a helluva album opener, not to mention the song a certain Liberty Village-based radio station used as its introduction to the airwaves in 2013. Their second album, On Record, featured what would go on to become one of their biggest hits and a staple on Canadian classic rock stations for decades, “You Could Have Been a Lady.” – SL Arcade Fire – “Ready to Start”Īrcade Fire’s outstanding 2010 record The Suburbs launched the band into another stratosphere in terms of popularity. – SL April Wine – “You Could Have Been a Lady”Īpril Wine have released upwards of 20 albums since bursting onto the scene in the early 1970s. Murray became the first Canadian solo female artist to earn an American Gold record certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Written by Canadian Gene MacLellan, “Snowbird” has been performed by the likes of Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley, but it’s best known for Anne Murray’s rendition on her 1969 record This Way Is My Way. Hooks like this don’t come along very often. MW Alvvays – “Archie, Marry Me”Īlvvays made a major first impression with the sugary, throwback alt-pop of “Archie, Marry Me.” Their lush guitars build an ocean of noise for Molly Rankin’s gorgeous, rising vocals-a mix of dreaminess and wistful yearning. The melodic six-string lines sparkle all the way throughout, diving in and out of left-of-the-dial pop that bounces along with jangly tambourine. “Adult Diversion” kicks off with a promising bass rumble and swirling, clean guitar that gives way to a driving verse and subsequently a hazy, blissful chorus. – Matt Williams Alvvays – “Adult Diversion” Even more than the amped-up distortion, it’s Dallas Green’s crystal clear clean vocals against George Pettit’s wild, guttural yells that provides the tune’s heavy tension. ![]() Catharine’s post-hardcore darlings Alexisonfire to their first hit single on the Canadian charts. The blistering drama of “This Could Be Anywhere In The World” helped St. Alexisonfire – “This Could be Anywhere in the World” ![]()
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